κακό — meaning in English

English meaning

• evil adjective Deeply immoral and cruel; deliberately intending to cause harm.
• wrong adj Incorrect or not true.

Senses

κακό is used for these senses in English:

• evil Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.

evil — full definition

1. adjective Deeply immoral and cruel; deliberately intending to cause harm.
2. adjective Unpleasant or unlucky, in a milder, informal sense.
3. noun Moral wickedness, or the force believed to cause suffering and wrongdoing in the world.

wrong — full definition

1. adj Incorrect or not true.
2. adj Morally bad or unjust.
3. adj Not functioning properly; not as it should be.
4. noun An unjust or immoral act.
5. verb To treat someone unfairly or unjustly.

Related Greek words